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Don Avenson, Former Iowa House Speaker, Dies at 72
Former Iowa House Speaker Don Avenson died Friday night in North Platte Nebraska after a heart attack. The 72 year old Oelwein resident led the House from 1983 to 1990 and later worked as a lobbyist for more than two decades representing clients such as Casey's General Stores Microsoft Corp and Koch Public Sector. Funeral arrangements are pending in Oelwein.
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